화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.34, No.3, 692-700, March, 2017
DOI10.1007/s11814-016-0344-7  Export Citation
Preparation of Cu-MgO catalysts with different copper precursors and precipitating agents for the vapor-phase hydrogenation of furfural
Samahe Sadjadi1, 2, Vahid Farzaneh2, 3, Samira Shirvani2, 3, and Mohammad Ghashghaee2, 3, †
  • 1Gas Conversion Department, Faculty of Petrochemicals, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, P. O. Box 14975-112, Tehran, Iran
  • 2Biomass Conversion Science and Technology (BCST) Division, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, P. O. Box 14975-115, Tehran, Iran
  • 3Faculty of Petrochemicals, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, P. O. Box 14975-112, Tehran, Iran
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This article presents the effects of three copper precursors and four precipitating agents on the catalytic performance of the corresponding co-precipitated Cu-MgO catalysts in the vapor-phase hydrogenation of furfural. The chemical and physical properties were analyzed by means of XRD, BET, SEM, and EDX techniques. The nitrate precursor provided the highest performance (conversion of ~89%). Whereas, the catalyst prepared with NaOH was the most efficient (furfuryl alcohol yield of >90%) during 240min; the most durable conversion (~95%) was assured with Na2-CO3, and the highest selectivity to furfuryl alcohol (>97%) was achieved with K2CO3 as the precipitating agent. The least efficient catalyst (prepared with ammonium carbonate) led to 5-methylfurfural and 2,2-methylenebisfuran as the main byproducts. The major byproducts over the rest of the catalysts included tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, furfuryl ether, 1-pentanol, and 2-methylfuran. An increasing trend of furfuryl alcohol selectivity with time-on-stream was evident for all of the catalysts.
Keywords:Hydrogenation;Furfural;Furfuryl Alcohol;Cu-MgO Catalysts;Precursor;Precipitating Agent
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